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Good afternoon fellow adventurers, Now that the attendees have been finalised, my proposed convoy is as follows: We meet at 2pm We are using Radio Channel 2 (two) 446.031 Driver Car Rank Position @Foxtrot Oscar Black Xtrerra Marshal Lead @Thomas Varghese White Xterra IM 2nd Lead @Markus B Wrangler FB 3rd @Faisal Alhashimi Prado FB 4th @Imran Kashif Prado FB 5th @Lucky sAm Y62 FB+ 6th @Joseph Raju Patrol FB 7th @Looper Wrangler IM CF @Muhammad Qasim FJ FB 9th @Manoj Soman Rubicon FB 10th @Michel Van Woudenberg LC300 FB 11th @KAMALIO Rubicon FB 12th @Chinthaka Ruwan Silver Xterra IM 13th @Pacific Wrangler IM Sweep

Guys, As most of you already know, I'm putting my car back to stock so selling the below modified parts. Please contact me on my mobile number for the price: 0562250945 I'm selling my modified High Clearance Hybrid rear bash plate, along with original bumper (trimmed) and a modified resonator (last part after the muffler) ensuring max clearance, in addition to a custom designed 15mm soft eye recovery points made from high strength steel S335. Details below: Hybrid rear bash plate: fits to the trimmed factory bumper, increases the departure angle from 26 degrees to 40 degrees, comes with a protected 3mm steel corner wings. Rear Corner wings are made from aluminum and gives a factory finish and protect the AC pipes and lane departure sensors. Replacement fog lights are included, uses OEM sealed connectors for plug and play connection involving zero cutting of the harness. High clearance axle-back exhaust, no welding or cutting is involved, just the end part is taken out by removing 2 nuts and the new part fits in right away. Heavy duty Rear recovery points custom designed from 15mm S355JR high strength steel, powder coated, laser cut and suitable for soft shackles, Uses high grade 10.9 bolts and High strength pin that are shear loaded, much stronger than the factory pintle hook. Photos below. Parts are still as new with no scratches.

No wrries @Sunil Mathew, we'll catch up soon I'm sure.

Congratulations @Naim Aoun for reaching the Fewbie Plus Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. FEWBIE PLUS Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie drives are required within last 6 months for Fewbie Plus promotion. What you'll learn Advance dune and sand reading Advance recovery techniques Rocking and crawling to make path Learn to flatten/compact soft sand patch Self recovery from crest Advance side sloping and long hill climb Advance ridge riding and criss crossing Advance control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving FULLY control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Extremely attentive and focused while driving Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Bash plate and skid plate protected Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie and Fewbie Plus drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Enjoy buddy!

Congrats @Naim Aoun on the promotion.. as we stand the drive is full and you are second on WL after @Davie Chase. Tomorrow will finalize the convoy list and a big chance that I will extend the convoy to include both of you.

Looking forward to Sunday, guys! See you all there!

Had to drop it as I wont be available at that moment, thank you and have everyone a joyfull and safe ride

Thank you all and thanks to all the Marshals that made it happen. Glad to be part of this awesome and professional group.

Trying to figure where this drive is going to be... 🤔

Dear @Foxtrot Oscar appreciate your response and looking forward (hopefully to join the drive) Thanks

Happy to provide the info and costs etc. My whatsapp is still my US number: +12039128797. Send me a message and I will forward the info

Sharing the garage information is not allowed to remain unbiased and to prevent spamming. You can leave your WhatsApp number here and Waqas and Patrick can share those garage information privately to you.

Hi, Thanks for all this helpful insight guys. @Waqas Parvez and @Patrick van der Loo where did you get bash skid plate installed? Did you find any kind of bull bar or similar modification for the front (and maybe back) bumper as well? The idea is to install both skid plate and replace front bumper. And keep original parts in order to get the car back to original if needed for resell.

Congratulations @Joseph Raju

@Patrick van der Loo congratulations

Congratulations @Pieter Potgieter

Congratulations @Joseph Raju for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Dear soon to be Desertnaut @Aghabi, @fayazc, @Salvador Perez, @Sreenath Giridharan, @Ravi Kumar, @Harshal, @Yerem Davtyan, @Riyas Mohammed, @Followthehippo and @JDub - Welcome to Carnity! As you are aware of, this is a drive strictly for who has never been off road with Carnity. In preparation for it, it is important that you inform us if: you have any prior off-road experience (some of you have already answered); your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets (as above); if your car has the required ground clearance of min. 8 inches (21 cm) between the ground and its bumpers/undercar. Before joining the drive on Sunday morning, you will need to have viewed the introductory videos (links above). Please also make sure you are equipped with a tire deflator and a tire pressure gauge (sometimes they are all in one tool). You will need these. If you have an off-road flag as well that would he great. In case you do not have a flag mount on your car, you may look for a flag with suction cups, which can be easily placed on one of the rear windows. Even if the drive should end near a gas station, where they have an air compressor, if you have your own please bring it along, as it may be quicker than waiting in line. So, to recap, useful tools to carry would be: tire deflator (must) tire pressure gauge (must) radio (recommended) off-road flag (recommended) air compressor All these items should be available at any ACE or Speedex store, as well as at Dragon Mart (at this latter location you can find especially the radios, where I advise you ask to set on manual inputs - you can memorize the channels later, as Carnity uses channels which are different from the ones that are usually memorized at Dragon Mart's outlets). Regarding the area of the drive, we will access the desert from an entry point along the Saih al Salam Road, going from Qudra Parking (where you can use the ADNOC gas station to fill up your tank), toward the Bab al Shams Resort. Follow carefully the Google Maps directions: once you turn off the tarmac road (after circling a roundabout next to a mosque), you will cross through the bike track. Myself and @Kailas will be waiting for you just to the right, past the bike track. We'll likely have to drive around a very big water puddle, left by the recent rains, to access our final entry point. Once arrived at the meeting point, we'll conduct a final inspection of your cars (sufficient clearance and accessible tow points are a must, without which you'll be turned back). Following a detailed technical briefing, we'll be ready to enter the dunes, and start your off-roading adventure. This area is rarely used by other clubs, and the sand is much cleaner ad smoother, so this is an ideal ground to move your first steps in the desert. Any new member who's planning to join this introductory drive, please contact me on this thread for any preparatory question. In the meantime have a great rest of the week.

Awesome! Congrats @Naim Aoun!

@Hisham Masaad Confirmed!

Congratulations @Naim Aoun

@Karthikeyan Govindarajan @ShereenMK @Anthony Tan I have added you to the drive as you were waitlisted for your first drive. Please confirm if you can make it.

Congratulations @Naim Aoun! Enjoy the new level 😎

Dear @Islam Soliman as you can see and as expected I got my promotion to Fewbie Plus. Can you let me know if I can join this ride; if yes so I can pull out from the waitlist on some other rides I waitlisted on. Thanks a lot.

Congrats @Naim Aoun !

@Foxtrot Oscar is there any possibility for me to join the drive ? thanks

🙋‍♂️ confirmed!

@Hisham Masaad, confirmed

@Hisham Masaad, confirmed.

Dear off-roaders, Below updated list of names joining the drive and on waitlist: Attendees Rob S @Rob S Sudhanva Sonawane @Sudhanva Sonawane Belal Aldaour @Belal Aldaour Karthik Raptor @Karthik Raptor Harshad Ashraf @Harshad Ashraf KAMALIO @KAMALIO Richard Franks @Richard Franks Mark D @Mark D Omar ElGamal @Omar ElGamal Paul Zeitoun @Paul Zeitoun Manage Hisham Masaad Waitlisted Attendees Simon Dawood @Simon Dawood Jose Thomas @Jose Thomas Tareq Al Turq @Tareq Al Turq Will Seivewright @Will Seivewright Waqar Sarwar @Waqar Sarwar Markus B @Markus B Faisal Alhashimi @Faisal Alhashimi Naim Aoun @Naim Aoun Ashy @Ashy We have 9 names on WL, and would appreciate all to confirm availability and plan to join by today afternoon, to be able to finalize the list of names. Wish you good day. Hisham

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, surprisingly I have not signed up for Absolute newbie drive this weekend. I got even more surprised I found my name on the manage team. No worries, there must have been a small glitch in the system. Thank you.

Thanks @Patrick van der Loo my WhatsApp is +971 52 508 68 21

Understood. There is no Dm function on the forum? (sorry for off topic questions and newbie mistakes )

Much thanks

congrats @Joseph Raju

Congratulations @Joseph Raju

Congratulations @Ahmad Shaker

Congratulations @Pieter Potgieter

Congratulations @Jose Thomas, enjoy the Fewbie drives!

Thank you very much for this promotion. It is my pleasure to be a part of the carnity family. 🥰 I'm excited about the new level and will continue developing my skills and learning from the experts. Thank you all, Leaders and members.

Well done @Joseph Raju, congratulations

I am applying today to fewbie plus and hopefully willl be qualified by then.

Congrats dude! look forward to seeing you on the fewbie drives soon!

Congratulations @Joseph Raju! Enjoy the new level

Great effort and all the best 🥳

Well done @Osama M! Good efforts.

Congratulations @Osama M

Congrats Osama!

Well done @Osama M, congratulations.